336 _ Asterolecanium. 
ASTEROLECANIUM LINEARE, sf. nov. 
(PLATE CXXVIII.) 
Planchonia miliaris, var. longa (part), Green, /zd. AZus. Notes, Vol. IV. 
p. 5 (1896). 
Test of adult female (/gs. 2, 3) lanceolate, narrow, tapering at both ends, 
the hinder extremity produced into a tube-like passage for the exit of the 
larvee. Convex above, the median dorsal area depressed and enclosing a more 
or less nodular median ridge. The posterior extremity with a small notch 
(jig. 3), which is afterwards enlarged by the passage of the larve (jig. 2). 
Marginal fringe incomplete or obscured by secretionary matter. There are 
usually a few longish paired diverging filaments at the anterior extremity, and 
some shorter ones at intervals along the margin, the remains—probably—of 
the continuous series present in the nymphal stage (fg. 9). Colour, during 
life, yellowish green ; afterwards, pale ochreous yellow. Length 1 to 1°5 mm. 
Breadth o3 to 0-4 mm. 
Adult female at first more or less filling the test (zg. 3), afterwards occupying 
only the anterior half (zg. 2). Colour, pale green or greenish yellow. Rostrum 
comparatively large and conspicuous. Rudimentary an‘ennz submarginal, close 
to anterior extremity. Abdominal extremity (/zg. 4) normal ; the setze stout and 
usually crossed at the tips. Anal ring with six stout hairs. Marginal 8-shaped 
spinnerets, very obscure 4nd faintly defined, so much so that they may be easily 
overlooked, and are, under the best conditions, extremely difficult to locate. In 
successful preparations, and with very careful adjustment of the light, a few of 
these paired pores can be distinguished, but I have been unable to determine 
whether there is a continuous marginal series or not. Length of extended 
insect (before oviposition) 1'i mm. Greatest breadth, about 0°25 mm. Older 
examples average o'5 by 0°3 mm. 
Male puparium (gs. 10, 11) irregularly elliptical ; broadest across abdominal 
area; bluntly pointed behind. Median dorsal area with depression and 
longitudinal nodulose ridge. Fringe more or less obscured—as in test of 
female—but showing traces of marginal and submarginal series of paired 
divergent hook-shaped filaments (fig 12). Lengtho’9 mm. Breadth 0°35 mm. 
Adult male (figs. 5 and 17) bright yellow ; apodema and anterior margin of 
mesonotum reddish. Ocelli black ; the lower pair largest, central, contiguous ; 
the upper pair situated laterally, inmediately behind base of antennze. Terminal 
joint of antenna (fg. 8) with three long knobbed hairs. Foot (fg. 7) with four 
knobbed digitules. Genital sheath (fg. 6) broadly expanded at base, the 
lateral margin with a series of strong curved bristles. Length (including 
genital sheath) 06 mm. 
Female nymph (fg. 9) lanceolate, flattish; pale green, with brownish 
maculations. A series of paired, divergent, curling filaments on the margin, 
those on the anterior extremity longer and straight. 
